From: Leo Horrigan [lhorriga@jhsph.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 3:11 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Proposed FDA regulations
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Dear Commissioner Henney,
I am concerned that the proposed FDA regulations do not reflect
well-founded consumer fears about genetically engineered foods. Without
proper labeling of GE foods, it will be impossible to track the health
impacts of these novel foods.
FDA has a duty to the public to provide adequate testing of GE foods
before allowing them on the market. Even if such testing were to show
the foods to be safe, it is still incumbent upon FDA to require labeling
so that those consumers who wish to discriminate against GE ingredients
in their food supply will be able to do so.
I urge you to alter this proposal to include testing of GE foods before
they ever reach the marketplace. Consumers are owed the opportunity to
make their own choices -- in an informed manner -- about the foods they
consume.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Leo Horrigan
Baltimore, MD